JANUARY Non-Profit GRANTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
The City of Chicago, nonprofit organizations, and private organizations are accepting grant applications from businesses and nonprofits. 如果您有兴趣发展您的业务，请查看下面的一些机会并开放赠款资金.
The City of Chicago Nonprofit Capacity Building Program
芝加哥商业事务和消费者保护部门(BACP)启动了芝加哥市非营利能力建设计划(NCBP)。. 该项目旨在为芝加哥地区的非营利组织提供精心策划的指导和教育项目，以支持非营利组织获得资金, funding, and other resources to counteract the effects of the pandemic. Here are some of the program offerings:
准备峰会:通知组织，以便他们可以准备申请由芝加哥恢复计划和其他经济恢复基金资助的赠款和合同.
Webinars: Webinars feature different topics related to applying for grant opportunities.
Workshops: Held weekly, 研讨会提供了一个与同行和主题专家联系的机会，讨论具体的组织挑战.
一对一的咨询:一对一的会议与主题专家谁可以帮助您具体的拨款申请问题.
非营利组织能力建设项目旨在通过……
技术援助:无论您是城市RFP系统的新手还是经验丰富的老手, our guidance ensures your success when applying for Recovery funding.
能力建设:通过了解您的独特挑战的专家的见解和指导来扩展您的业务.
Networking: Forge meaningful collaborations with fellow nonprofits, experts, and potential partners, establishing a robust support network.
公平的恢复:加入我们，通过你的非营利组织的有影响力的工作，促进公平和繁荣的社区，为芝加哥的恢复计划做出贡献.
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES:
BoardLead
BoardLead is the signature program of Cause Strategy Partners. 他们的网络旨在帮助您的组织结识有才华的董事会成员，他们热衷于帮助您推进使命，同时还能获得治理资源——所有这些对非营利组织来说都是免费的. 通过在BoardLead平台上创建引人注目的董事会成员招聘简介，减少董事会开发过程中的摩擦. 向公司和潜在的董事会候选人展示你的非营利组织，以吸引你所寻找的人才的多样性和深度. Experience a faster and easier way to attract and elect exceptional new board members. They vet potential board members for cause alignment and readiness to serve, and train them for effective board service. They also vet the companies candidates work for to ensure values and mission alignment.
For more information and to apply for the BoardLead network: http://causestrategypartners.com/boardlead
Capital One Café – Southport
Capital One Café has meeting rooms available for nonprofits to book, free of charge. 您可以直接通过LiquidSpace门户网站预订这个专门为非营利组织和学生团体提供的免费会议空间. The room itself fits up to eight people.
**请注意，这些免费会议室仅供注册的非营利组织使用. Capital One has a fundamental belief that the non-profit community is a valuable part of our society and we aim to allow as many non-profits as possible to use our free space; however, Capital One reserves the right to decline organizations. Religious and political groups are not permitted to use the community space. In addition, each reservation will be limited to a total of two hours maximum per day. More than two hours will require an exception.**
To reserve this space, please follow this link: http://liquidspace.com/us/il/chicago/capital-one-chicago/meeting-room-2?StartTime=&ReservationStart=&WorkspaceCapacity=&Amenities=&SpaceTypes=0&ReservationMethod=0&SortOrder=0&ReservationLengthMinutes=60&src=srp#wp-hourly
Canva Pro for Nonprofits
Canva for Nonprofits has everything you need to create powerful marketing campaigns. Create social media posts, presentations, infographics, websites, reports, posters, flyers and signage. With over 500,000 nonprofits in our community, 我们在Canva希望继续授权非营利组织实现他们的目标，免费访问Canva的高级功能.
http://www.canva.com/canva-for-nonprofits/
Forefront
Forefront is Illinois’ statewide association representing both grantmakers and nonprofits, as well as their advisors and allies. Their mission is to build a vibrant social impact sector for all the people of Illinois. They provide education, advocacy, thought leadership, 并促进围绕对其成员和行业重要的问题采取集体行动. For a full calendar of Forefront events: http://myforefront.org/events/
Upcoming January events:
Administrative Partnership Models for Arts Nonprofits (Webinar) – Thursday, January 11th @ 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
In a world of rapid leadership transitions and a wildly shifting fiscal landscape, 非营利组织正在寻找新的合作方式，以促进组织和艺术的可持续性. Arts organizations often champion artistic collaboration, 本次会议将通过探索行政和结构合作模式推动对话向前发展, including shared staff, co-location, program transfers, and mergers/acquisitions.
For details and registration: http://myforefront.org/event/administrative-partnership-models-for-arts-nonprofits-webinar/
筹款计划简介(网络研讨会)- 1月23日星期二下午1:00 - 2:30
Does your organization need help directing its fundraising efforts? 计划通过设定筹款的优先顺序来聚焦你的组织，并帮助给员工和董事会成员一个成功的路线图. 本入门课程将为您提供制定筹款计划的基本步骤, including tips on: Making your case for support, diversifying your organization’s fundraising base, and creating a plan of action.
For details and registration: http://myforefront.org/event/introduction-to-fundraising-planning-webinar-3/
Savvy Fellowship:
Savvy是一个为期12周的虚拟奖学金项目，面向寻求成为新一代影响力企业家的年轻专业人士. No cohort. No application deadline. Designed for applicants ages 18-40.
For more information and to apply: http://savvyfellows.com/
COHORT OPPORTUNITIES:
Allstate Foundation Nonprofit Leadership Center, Nonprofit Management Essentials
This program was developed for emerging nonprofit leaders and those new to the sector. 内容的目的是在一个灵活的管理主题的广度扩大认识, online offering. 向教师和从业者学习，并将这些非营利性管理要点应用到你的职位上. 非营利组织管理要点由好事达基金会全额资助，并由凯洛格商学院非营利组织管理中心的内容提供支持.
GRANT FUNDS:
Awesome Foundation
Application Deadline: Rolling
Awesome基金会是一个不断发展的全球社区，致力于转发宇宙中Awesome的兴趣. Created in the long hot summer days of 2009 in Boston, the Foundation distributes $1,000 grants, no strings attached, to projects and their creators. At each fully autonomous chapter, 这笔钱是由10个左右自组织的“微型受托人”的金库汇集而成，并以现金形式预付, check, or gold doubloons.
http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en
Clean Energy to Communities Program
Application Deadline: Rolling
C2C connects local governments, tribes, electric utilities, and community-based organizations with national laboratory experts and customized, 先进的分析，以实现清洁能源系统，反映当地和区域的优先事项.
http://www.nrel.gov/state-local-tribal/clean-energy-to-communities.html
Flexible Funding Program
Full Application: Dependent on flexible funding typ
如果没有社区组织的领导，就不可能实现对社区的公平投资. 这意味着这些组织需要获得的资金只关注于组织的状态，而不是它的项目和计划. 灵活资金计划向黑人和拉丁裔社区的组织提供三种不同类型的“灵活”美元.
To receive Flexible Funding support, the organization must be Black or Latinx-led, and its work must align with the Trust’s Catalyzing Neighborhood Investment strategy.
http://www.cct.org/grants/opportunities/flexible-funding-program/
Illinois Art Council Agency - Artstour & Live Music
Application Deadline: Rolling
Artstour & 现场音乐为符合条件的伊利诺伊州非营利组织提供支持，以展示伊利诺伊州的表演艺术家, companies, or groups for performances, collaborations, or short residencies held in conjunction with performances. 本计划不能用于支持已经获得演讲者学科项目资助的组织的常规系列活动.